How to make a garland of flowers?

Flowers are a universal detail of the design of various holidays. They can decorate any part of the interior, wedding cars and much more. It is quite easy to make a garland of artificial flowers with your own hands, given the recommendations of experts.

There are many options for the manufacture of flower garlands. This decor can be made even from plastic bottles. Today, Hawaiian themes are especially popular.

Naturally, decorations made of natural flowers are much more efficient and beautiful. To create a flower decoration you need to prepare a few necessary items.

• Flowers Carnations are best suited for garlands, as they do not need special care, they are stored for a long time and it is very convenient to work with them.Depending on personal preferences, flowers can be selected as monophonic or in different tones.
• Scissors.
• Fishing line
• A pair of large and strong tailors.

As with any work, you need to clearly calculate the upcoming stages of action.

• First, you need to calculate how many copies are needed, as well as the size of each of the garlands. If you make a few floral threads and then arrange them vertically and parallel relative to each other, then in general, something like a curtain will be formed.
• The next step after determining the length will be counting the number of flowers for each thread. The gap between the colors can be made any. If the flowers are located at a distance of about twenty centimeters from each other, then the product will be easier. If you place the elements of flowers more often, the garland will look more luxurious. The distances between colors can be changed: for example, in one part of the product to place flowers less often, and in the other, on the contrary, more often. But you can also gradually increase or decrease the intervals.
• Decide on the color. The best option would be to use flowers up to three shades. Large raznotsvete to anything.You need to think about how the colors will alternate. You can simply make each garland of a different shade, or you can alternate inside each one through a pair of flowers.

• Cut buds with selected colors of the desired shades.
• Then you need to prepare a fishing line of the desired length, it is desirable to make more stock. Embed it in the eye of the needle. To fix the bottom of the flower you need to tie a knot at the end of the fishing line. Next, thread the bud on the line in the place where the stem was before, from the bottom up.
• Decide on the location of the next flower, tie a knot for it and repeat the previous paragraph. Then repeat the steps until the entire thread is filled with flowers.
• As a result, there should be enough fishing line so that its end can be tied to something. It is possible to make garlands on the eve of the holiday, and at night to clean in a cool place. On the day of the holiday, it remains only to place the garlands in the designated places.

In addition, it is possible to make garlands of paper flowers. To do this, you just need to show your skills and imagination.

Flowers from old times were a symbol of peace and love, as well as the decoration of any event. When celebrating any significant date, be it a wedding or anniversary, any anniversary or any other holiday, these bright elements of nature cannot do without.

The first thing to do is to draw stencils of elements for making a garland. You can use plain white paper for flowers, but it is better to use colored paper so that you do not have to paint it later. But it all depends on personal preference.

Next, you need to cut out the elements of traced flowers. All items must be processed. It is necessary to use a small cylindrical object in order to be able to round off the end of the petals. So, the bud as a result will look more real.

Combining all the details in the bud, you need to start making green leaves using the template. All sheets will need to be bent with the same cylindrical object in order to make them look more natural.

Next you need to collect made buds with green leaves on a strong thread. And the result will be an incredibly charming and lush flower garland made with his own hands.

Decorations in the form of garlands of paper flowers will always be appropriate in any temporary period. Especially in the spring, when there is a desire for the winter season to end quickly, no other design will be a better uplifting than the wonderful garlands of flowers made by yourself. Especially on the eve of the International Women's Day you need to think about the design of the festive hall. This is where ingenuity comes in handy in a paper-paper craft that will become an unusual and delicate part of the interior. In addition to the fact that such an element looks like natural flowers, it is made simply, without taking a lot of time. Even an inexperienced person can create it with his own hand.

You can even attract to the creativity of children: and the benefits will be, and for the child entertainment.

What you need to make a paper garland:

• paper of certain colors, even plain white paper for offices is perfect;
• cardboard;
• hole puncher;
• green paper to create petals, the best option would be thick material;
• green paint;
• small tassel;
• scissors for paper and a device for carving cardboard;
• hot glue gun;
• stapler;
• stencils.

Consider step by step instructions.

• Initially it is necessary to fold a twenty-two by twenty-eight millimeter paper sheet in the form of an accordion twenty millimeters in size. Residues must be trimmed.
• The folded part must be bent in half and fastened with brackets using a stapler at the bend.
• Then you need to cut the corners of the folded paper in order to give the petals a round shape.
• Next, repeat the steps, creating another folding billet for the bud.
• Glue both blanks, and expand the leaves around the circumference.
• Then you need to cut out small circles for the middle of the flower. Here they need three pieces for one floral element. You can paint these circles at will.
• Circles must be glued with a hot glue gun. One detail above and one below the bud.

With the help of the template you will need to create leaves for the decoration of flowers as well as on the sketch, and paint it on your own. In the center of the leaves must be done two holes. Thread the line through them and put a third circle of paper on it.

This option is a bit more complicated here you need:

• sharp knife or cutter;
• paint in different colors;
• the dense structure of the foam thickness of more than five centimeters;
• strong thread or fishing line;
• cardboard green.

Initially, it is necessary to purchase a sheet of dense foam, preferably thicker.

Cut it into squares seven by seven centimeters, it will depend on what size you need to make flower buds. Then use a sharp tool to cut the configuration of colors from these squares; if the knife is sharp, then it is not so difficult. All actions must be reproduced very carefully to avoid damage to the workpieces, not forgetting the fragility of the material.

Paint the finished buds with the colors you like and leave to dry. While the buds dry, you need to prepare green leaves of cardboard. To do this, make a stencil, and mute cut leaves. After everything is ready, you can start making the garland itself. Thread the needle into the eye of the needle and string, alternating the buds with petals.

Now consider the easiest way to make flower garlands. When using ordinary napkins made of delicate paper, it is possible to create a very beautiful and airy composition. These flowers are very similar to poinsettia. This garland can be an excellent decoration of the room, against the background of such beauty you can make great photos, and they can become an ornament to any holiday. To make such a miracle is very easy and entertaining.

This will require:

• more different napkins, you can pick up any color;
• scissors;
• colored pencil or marker;
• a thin ribbon for gifts or a wide thread in color depending on preferences, but preferably green shades;
• glue or anything else that is possible to fix the flowers to the base.

For the manufacture of garlands need to take a napkin and fold it three times in the form of a triangle. On the resulting triangles draw a semicircle. Trim with scissors along the contour line.

So get beautiful elements, you need to add them to each other in a checkerboard pattern.

Take the prepared petals, hold the bottom in the middle and tighten. There should form the basis of the bud.

The resulting flower to level, giving it a neat look. Repeat all actions with the rest of the napkins, which are designed to create poinsettia.

Then wind off the thread or tape that will serve as the base. Dimensions can be adjusted to your liking.

For the base of the thread, you can cut a spiral of paper of green color and stretch it along the entire length of the garland. Additionally, a garland of paper or other material can be decorated with sparkles.

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